Death:

 

 

 

On 7 June 1926, Gaudi was taking hus daily walk to the Sant Felip Neri church for his habitul prayer and confession. While walking along the Gran Via de les Cort Catalanes between Girona and Ballen streets, he was struck by a passing tram and lost consciousness assumed to be a beggar because of his lack of idenitity documants and shabby clothing, the unconscious Gaudi did not receive immediate aid, eventually a police officer transported him in a taxi to the Santa Creu Hospital,where he received rudimentary care by the time that the chaplain of the Sargada Familla, Mosen Gil Pares, recomgmised him on the following day, Gaudi's condition had deterioated too servely to benefit from additional treatment.Gaudi died on 10 june 1926 at the age of 73 and was buried two days later.

a large crowd gathered to bid farewell to him in the chapel of our

lady of mount lady carmel in the crypt of the sagrada familia. his gravestone bears this inscription.